diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-omap.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-omap.c
index f85ae5e6129d..831b75fa4386 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-omap.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/dwc3-omap.h>
+#include <linux/usb/dwc3-omap.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ struct dwc3_omap {
 	u32			dma_status:1;
 };
 
+struct dwc3_omap		*_omap;
+
 static inline u32 dwc3_omap_readl(void __iomem *base, u32 offset)
 {
 	return readl(base + offset);
@@ -141,6 +144,57 @@ static inline void dwc3_omap_writel(void __iomem *base, u32 offset, u32 value)
 	writel(value, base + offset);
 }
 
+void dwc3_omap_mailbox(enum omap_dwc3_vbus_id_status status)
+{
+	u32			val;
+	struct dwc3_omap	*omap = _omap;
+
+	switch (status) {
+	case OMAP_DWC3_ID_GROUND:
+		dev_dbg(omap->dev, "ID GND\n");
+
+		val = dwc3_omap_readl(omap->base, USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS);
+		val &= ~(USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_IDDIG
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_VBUSVALID
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_SESSEND);
+		val |= USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_SESSVALID
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_POWERPRESENT;
+		dwc3_omap_writel(omap->base, USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS, val);
+		break;
+
+	case OMAP_DWC3_VBUS_VALID:
+		dev_dbg(omap->dev, "VBUS Connect\n");
+
+		val = dwc3_omap_readl(omap->base, USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS);
+		val &= ~USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_SESSEND;
+		val |= USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_IDDIG
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_VBUSVALID
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_SESSVALID
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_POWERPRESENT;
+		dwc3_omap_writel(omap->base, USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS, val);
+		break;
+
+	case OMAP_DWC3_ID_FLOAT:
+	case OMAP_DWC3_VBUS_OFF:
+		dev_dbg(omap->dev, "VBUS Disconnect\n");
+
+		val = dwc3_omap_readl(omap->base, USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS);
+		val &= ~(USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_SESSVALID
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_VBUSVALID
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_POWERPRESENT);
+		val |= USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_SESSEND
+				| USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS_IDDIG;
+		dwc3_omap_writel(omap->base, USBOTGSS_UTMI_OTG_STATUS, val);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		dev_dbg(omap->dev, "ID float\n");
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dwc3_omap_mailbox);
+
 static int dwc3_omap_register_phys(struct dwc3_omap *omap)
 {
 	struct nop_usb_xceiv_platform_data pdata;
@@ -320,6 +374,12 @@ static int dwc3_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	omap->irq	= irq;
 	omap->base	= base;
 
+	/*
+	 * REVISIT if we ever have two instances of the wrapper, we will be
+	 * in big trouble
+	 */
+	_omap	= omap;
+
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/dwc3-omap.h b/include/linux/usb/dwc3-omap.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51eae14477f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/usb/dwc3-omap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 by Texas Instruments
+ *
+ * The Inventra Controller Driver for Linux is free software; you
+ * can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+ * General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __DWC3_OMAP_H__
+#define __DWC3_OMAP_H__
+
+enum omap_dwc3_vbus_id_status {
+	OMAP_DWC3_UNKNOWN = 0,
+	OMAP_DWC3_ID_GROUND,
+	OMAP_DWC3_ID_FLOAT,
+	OMAP_DWC3_VBUS_VALID,
+	OMAP_DWC3_VBUS_OFF,
+};
+
+#if (defined(CONFIG_USB_DWC3) || defined(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_MODULE))
+extern void dwc3_omap_mailbox(enum omap_dwc3_vbus_id_status status);
+#else
+static inline void dwc3_omap_mailbox(enum omap_dwc3_vbus_id_status status)
+{
+	return;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* __DWC3_OMAP_H__ */